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Director Special Education Salary
in Alexandria, Virginia

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$141,461 (USD)

Average Salary

$68/hr

Average Hourly

$7,073

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Director Special Education is $141,461 a year and $68 an hour in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The average salary range for a Director Special Education is between $98,174 and $172,300. On average, a Master's Degree is the highest level of education for a Director Special Education. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$158,898
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Alexandria, Virginia

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Description: Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Alexandria is the third-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. As of 2022, the city's population of 159,467 made it the sixth-most populous city in Virginia and the 173rd-most populous city in the nation. Like the rest of Northern Virginia and Central Maryland, present-day Alexandria has been influenced...
Description:
  • Directs, implements, and maintains special education programs and services for students with disabilities, collaborating with Principals and Special Education Teachers.
  • Oversees the programs, services, development, and implementation of programs, projects, and long- and short-range plans for achieving special education goals and objectives in accordance with the school's strategic plan ensuring conformance to District, State, and Federal objectives.
  • Develops and manages all aspects of proposals, new programs, and grants.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Director Special Education is $141,461 a year and $68 an hour in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The average salary range for a Director Special Education is between $98,174 and $172,300. On average, a Master's Degree is the highest level of education for a Director Special Education. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Job Statistics

Director Special Education Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Education Administrators, All Other

Job family population: 50,690

Estimated population of Director Special Education jobs: 2,428

Rate of error: 1.3%

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Alexandria Cost of Living Score:

Description: Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Alexandria is the third-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. As of 2022, the city's population of 159,467 made it the sixth-most populous city in Virginia and the 173rd-most populous city in the nation. Like the rest of Northern Virginia and Central Maryland, present-day Alexandria has been influenced...
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  • Directs, implements, and maintains special education programs and services for students with disabilities, collaborating with Principals and Special Education Teachers.
  • Oversees the programs, services, development, and implementation of programs, projects, and long- and short-range plans for achieving special education goals and objectives in accordance with the school's strategic plan ensuring conformance to District, State, and Federal objectives.
  • Develops and manages all aspects of proposals, new programs, and grants.
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